CVE-2021-41164
CKEditor4 HTML Injection Remote Code Execution
Description
CKEditor4 is an open source WYSIWYG HTML editor. In affected versions a vulnerability has been discovered in the Advanced Content Filter (ACF) module and may affect all plugins used by CKEditor 4. The vulnerability allowed to inject malformed HTML bypassing content sanitization, which could result in executing JavaScript code. It affects all users using the CKEditor 4 at version < 4.17.0. The problem has been recognized and patched. The fix will be available in version 4.17.0.
INFO
Published Date :
Nov. 17, 2021, 7:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 21, 2024, 6:25 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
5.3
Exploitability Score :
2.3
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2021-41164
vulnerability.
Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the
products
that
are
affected, the information is not represented in the table below.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
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CVE-2021-41164.
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CVE-2021-41164 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2021-41164 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Nov. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://github.com/ckeditor/ckeditor4/blob/major/CHANGES.md#ckeditor-417 Added Reference https://github.com/ckeditor/ckeditor4/security/advisories/GHSA-pvmx-g8h5-cprj Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VR76VBN5GW5QUBJFHVXRX36UZ6YTCMW6/ Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/WOZGMCYDB2OKKULFXZKM6V7JJW4ZZHJP/ Added Reference https://www.drupal.org/sa-core-2021-011 Added Reference https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html Added Reference https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2022.html Added Reference https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.html -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 07, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference GitHub, Inc. https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/WOZGMCYDB2OKKULFXZKM6V7JJW4ZZHJP/ [No types assigned] Added Reference GitHub, Inc. https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VR76VBN5GW5QUBJFHVXRX36UZ6YTCMW6/ [No types assigned] Removed Reference GitHub, Inc. https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/WOZGMCYDB2OKKULFXZKM6V7JJW4ZZHJP/ Removed Reference GitHub, Inc. https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/VR76VBN5GW5QUBJFHVXRX36UZ6YTCMW6/ -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Dec. 08, 2022
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/VR76VBN5GW5QUBJFHVXRX36UZ6YTCMW6/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/VR76VBN5GW5QUBJFHVXRX36UZ6YTCMW6/ Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:36:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:36:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:37:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 14, 2022
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/VR76VBN5GW5QUBJFHVXRX36UZ6YTCMW6/ [No Types Assigned] -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Nov. 07, 2022
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/WOZGMCYDB2OKKULFXZKM6V7JJW4ZZHJP/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/WOZGMCYDB2OKKULFXZKM6V7JJW4ZZHJP/ Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.html No Types Assigned https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.html Not Applicable Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:36:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 24, 2022
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/WOZGMCYDB2OKKULFXZKM6V7JJW4ZZHJP/ [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jul. 25, 2022
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.html [No Types Assigned] -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Jun. 16, 2022
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Reference Type https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html No Types Assigned https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html Patch, Third Party Advisory Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:oracle:agile_plm:9.3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:oracle:application_express:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 22.1 *cpe:2.3:a:oracle:commerce_guided_search:11.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:oracle:peoplesoft_enterprise_peopletools:8.58:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:oracle:peoplesoft_enterprise_peopletools:8.59:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:oracle:webcenter_portal:12.2.1.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:oracle:webcenter_portal:12.2.1.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Apr. 20, 2022
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html [No Types Assigned] -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Mar. 31, 2022
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Reference Type https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2022.html No Types Assigned https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2022.html Patch, Third Party Advisory Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:oracle:banking_apis:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 18.1 up to (including) 18.3 *cpe:2.3:a:oracle:banking_apis:19.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:oracle:banking_apis:19.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:oracle:banking_apis:20.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:oracle:banking_apis:21.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:oracle:banking_digital_experience:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 18.1 up to (including) 18.3 *cpe:2.3:a:oracle:banking_digital_experience:19.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:oracle:banking_digital_experience:19.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:oracle:banking_digital_experience:20.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:oracle:banking_digital_experience:21.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Feb. 07, 2022
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2022.html [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Nov. 19, 2021
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 Metadata Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N) Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Changed Reference Type https://github.com/ckeditor/ckeditor4/blob/major/CHANGES.md#ckeditor-417 No Types Assigned https://github.com/ckeditor/ckeditor4/blob/major/CHANGES.md#ckeditor-417 Patch, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://github.com/ckeditor/ckeditor4/security/advisories/GHSA-pvmx-g8h5-cprj No Types Assigned https://github.com/ckeditor/ckeditor4/security/advisories/GHSA-pvmx-g8h5-cprj Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://www.drupal.org/sa-core-2021-011 No Types Assigned https://www.drupal.org/sa-core-2021-011 Third Party Advisory Added CWE NIST CWE-79 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:ckeditor:ckeditor:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.0 up to (excluding) 4.17.0 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 8.9.0 up to (excluding) 8.9.20 *cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 9.1.0 up to (excluding) 9.1.14 *cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 9.2.0 up to (excluding) 9.2.9 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 18, 2021
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://www.drupal.org/sa-core-2021-011 [No Types Assigned]
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2021-41164 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2021-41164
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.53 }} 0.08%
score
0.76956
percentile